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Ich such' im Schnee vergebens Nach ihrer Tritte Spur, Hier, wo wir oft gewandelt Selbander durch die Flur. Ich will den Boden küssen, Durchdringen Eis und Schnee Mit meinen heißen Thränen, Bis ich die Erde seh'. Wo find' ich eine Blüthe, Wo find' ich grünes Gras? Die Blumen sind erstorben, Der Rasen sieht so blaß. Soll denn kein Angedenken Ich nehmen mit von hier? Wenn meine Schmerzen schweigen, Wer sagt mir dann von ihr? Mein Herz ist wie erfroren, Kalt starrt ihr Bild darin: Schmilzt je das Herz mir wieder, Fließt auch das Bild dahin.
Confirmed with Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten. Herausgegeben von Wilhelm Müller. Zweites Bändchen. Deßau 1824. Bei Christian Georg Ackermann, pages 81-82; and with Urania. Taschenbuch auf das Jahr 1823. Neue Folge, fünfter Jahrgang. Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus. 1823, page 213.
First published in Urania (see above) as no. 4 of Wanderlieder von Wilhelm Müller. Die Winterreise. In 12 Liedern.
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Erstarrung", written 1821-22, appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 2, in Die Winterreise, no. 4, first published 1823 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Reiner Bredemeyer (1929 - 1995), "Erstarrung", 1984, first performed 1985 [ baritone, horn, and piano ], from Die Winterreise, no. 4, VEB Deutscher Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Erstarrung", op. 89 no. 4, D 911 no. 4 (1827), published 1828 [ voice and piano ], from Winterreise, no. 4, Haslinger [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johannes (Hans) Wolfgang Zender (b. 1936), "Erstarrung", 1993 [ tenor and small orchestra ], from Schuberts Winterreise, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- AFR Afrikaans [singable] (Robert Schall) , "Verstarring", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Convertit en gel", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , "麻木", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Verstarring", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Arthur Rishi) , "Numbness", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (David Paley) , "Numbness", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Kohmettuminen", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Engourdissement", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRI Frisian [singable] (Pieter Wiersma) , "Ferstiivje", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Max Mader) , "נוקשות", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , "Eanglach", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Congelamento", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- KOR Korean (한국어/조선말) [singable] (곽명규 Myung-Kew Kwack) , "결빙", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Sąstingis", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , "Congelación", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Ofer Sheinberg , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 95
I search in the snow in vain For a trace of her footsteps When she, on my arm, Wandered about the green field. I want to kiss the ground, Piercing the ice and snow With my hot tears, Until I see the earth below. Where will I find a blossom? Where will I find green grass? The flowers are dead, The turf is so pale. Is there then no souvenir To carry with me from here? When my pain is stilled, What will speak to me of her? My heart is as if frozen, Her image is cold within, If my heart should one day thaw, So too would her image melt away!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Erstarrung", written 1821-22, appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 2, in Die Winterreise, no. 4, first published 1823
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 113